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Aug. 6, 2025

#290 "Spoof There It Is" Naked Gun and The Parody Comedy

Nice Beaver This week on The Reel Debaters, we break down The Naked Gun Series—a masterclass in chaos that still sets the gold standard for spoof comedy. We’re talking best moments, why Leslie Nielsen is the GOAT of deadpan, and what makes this series so damn good decades later. Plus:…

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July 21, 2025

#289 Cape Expectations: A Superman Breakdown

The cape is back, the tights are real, and that soundtrack! This week, we dive headfirst into James Gunn’s shiny new take on the Last Son of Krypton — the 2025 Superman reboot. We ask the important questions: -Is this Superman a Boy Scout or a bad boy with a…

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July 5, 2025

#288 Gone in 60 Arguments: The Best On Screen Cars

Start your engines and buckle up! This week, your pit crew gets behind the wheel for the ultimate garage showdown — the Best On-Screen Car Debate. From Batmobiles to Bond’s Aston Martin, the DeLorean to Dom Toretto’s Charger, we’re putting pedal to the metal to crown cinema’s most iconic ride.…

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June 21, 2025

#287 — "Brains, Guts, and Load Outs: Zombie Survival Showdown"

With 28 Years Later infecting theatres, the Reel Debaters bunker down for the inevitable question: Can they survive a zombie apocalypse? This week, the panel locks and loads for a full-on Zombie Survival Draft, where each debater builds their ultimate survival kit AND argues which movie or TV character would…

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June 15, 2025

Ep #286 – Let Cartoons Be Cartoons?

This week, the Debaters ask: Why remake perfection? From Disney’s CGI fur-fests to soulless shot-for-shot snoozefests, we're debating the highs, lows, and WHYs of live-action remakes of animated classics. Do they honor the originals or recycle your childhood for a quick buck? DEBATE TOPICS INCLUDE: • The best and worst…

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June 12, 2025

RESPECT THE…#winnipeg

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June 12, 2025

Take care of my baby girl. #winnipeg

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June 12, 2025

Pineapple and Ed Asner , every time. #winnipeg

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June 7, 2025

#285 “Wes Anderson’s John Wick: A Hitman in Corduroy”

This Week on the Reel Debaters: What if John Wick traded his Kevlar suit for pastel blazers and symmetrical gunfights? In honor of the release of The Phoenician Scheme, the upcoming Ballerina, the Wickverse spin-off, the panel plays casting director and reimagines the action-packed assassin saga through the whimsical lens…

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May 30, 2025

#284 Beers, origin stories and "Given er": Deaner '89 with Director Sam McGlynn

This week on The Reel Debaters Podcast, we’re cracking a two-four of cinematic nostalgia with director Sam McGlynn, the director behind Deaner '89 — the Canadian Screen Award-nominated film that brings FUBAR legend Deaner (Paul Spence) back for one more righteous ride. Filmed right here in Manitoba, Deaner'89 is more…

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May 24, 2025

#283 "Upset, you've never seen me upset' Tom Cruise Character Cult Leaders

This week on The Reel Debaters Podcast, we’re cranking up the charisma and asking the fundamental question: Which Tom Cruise character would make the best cult leader? From Ethan Hunt’s death-defying loyalty to Frank T.J. Mackey’s hypnotic stage presence, we dig into Cruise’s wildest roles and decide who could lead…

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May 9, 2025

#282 Clowns, Corn and Costumes: Clown in a Cornfield with Laura Deluca

This week on The Reel Debaters, Michael and costume designer Laura Deluca talk about Santa's suit in Violent Night (https://letterboxd.com/film/violent-night/) , working on the reboot of Silent Night Deadly Night (https://letterboxd.com/film/silent-night-deadly-night-2025/) , and building Frendo the Clown in Clown in Cornfield, (https://letterboxd.com/film/clown-in-a-cornfield/) premiering everywhere...TODAY! Head to your local theatre to…

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May 4, 2025

#281 "Had a slight weapons malfunction but, uh everything’s perfectly all right now"

This week on The Reel Debaters, the cast celebrates May the 4th with an episode hotter than 2 suns talking about: -How the weight of Star Wars’ legacy is helping or hurting the franchise -The next generation of heroes, villains, and filmmakers -Can Star Wars reclaim box office domination? -Star…

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April 20, 2025

#280 "A smart and funny satire that delivers comedy and criticism" Movies Reviews and Critics"

This week on The Reel Debaters we dive headfirst into the evolving world of film reviews and movie criticism—from the glory days of newspaper columns and Siskel & Ebert to today’s TikTok hot takes, Letterboxd essays, and influencer-driven Rotten Tomatoes scores. -What does it mean to be a movie critic…

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April 12, 2025

#279 "Endure and survive." Best Video Game Adaptation

This week on The Reel Debaters Podcast, the cast reviews The Studio (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_studio) , Wicked (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wicked_2024) , Daredevil (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/daredevil_born_again) , and The Parenting (https://letterboxd.com/film/the-parenting/) and figures out which video game should be the next big series. Production Credits Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios Art by Micheal Petrow Hosts: Micheal…

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April 11, 2025

What happened if the music didn’t die? Or there was no #picante #beef #winnipeg

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April 11, 2025

Anything for #selena , do you think she was better than #jenniferlopez ? #winnipeg

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March 30, 2025

#278 "I Don't Believe My Circuit's" The Best Robot

This week, the panel goes full sci-fi as we debate the greatest on-screen robot of all time—from killer androids to lovable AIs, who reigns supreme in the world of metal and circuits? Reviews: Daredevil: Reborn (Disney) – Does the Man Without Fear still pack a punch, or is this a…

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March 23, 2025

#277 "Dishonour on you, dishonour on your cow! The Best Disney Princess

This week on The Reel Debaters Podcast, the cast reviews Invincible S3, The Monkey, and Mickey 17 and debates as 3 childless men do...who is the best Disney princess is and what's the point of the live-action Snow White? Production Credits Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios Art by Micheal…

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March 16, 2025

#276 "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel" The Movies of Youth

This week on The Reel Debaters, the cast discusses the movies that they grew up with, the movies their parents showed them, and the movies they saw well before they were "meant" to in a nostalgically laced episode about what makes a cinefile a cinefile. Production Credits Recorded at Sick…

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Feb. 28, 2025

#275 The Winner is La La Land...wait. The 97th Oscars Debate

This week on The Reel Debaters Podcast, the cast holds space for the SNL 50th anniversary special, James Bond and Amazon Studios, The Fantastic 4 trailer, and argues who will win this year's Oscars. Production Credits Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios Art by Micheal Petrow Hosts: Micheal Petrow, Martin…

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Feb. 16, 2025

Is it the #writting or the #actor that makes the #quote a #classic ? #winnipeg #manitoba

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Feb. 16, 2025

Sit down you amateur! Now debating the #best #movie #quotes #winnipeg

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Feb. 15, 2025

#274 "We sing covers of songs, It's all from our mouths!" The Best Cover Movie Debate

This week on The Reel Debaters Podcast the cast reviews Severance (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/severance) , Flow (https://letterboxd.com/film/flow-2024/) , Carry On (https://letterboxd.com/film/carry-on-2024/) , Emilia Perez (https://letterboxd.com/film/emilia-perez/) , and debates which director could make the best version of someone else's movie. Production Credits Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios Art by Micheal Petrow Hosts:…

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